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Bankers committee earmarks N20bn to maintain national theatre

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2019 0

Ogun – The Governor of  the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Godwin Emefiele said on Saturday that the Bankers Committee would spend N20 billion to carry out maintenance works at  the National  Art Theatre, Lagos Emefiele told newsmen at the end of the 11th session of the Bankers

Opinion

National Arts Theatre: Why Concession is the way to go

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

More facts seem to be emerging concerning the recent controversy over the National Arts Theatre, Lagos. My findings reveal that while it is true that the CBN is championing a policy to support the creative industries via its Creative Industries Financing Scheme, and in furtherance of that, is working with the Bankers Committee to explore […]

Features

National Theatre: CBN/Banker’s Committee’s agenda and role of BPE/ICRC in Concessions

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2019 0

When news broke recently that the Godwin Emefiele led Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in partnership with the Bankers Committee was going to give the National Theatre, Iganmu, a facelift, the announcement was greeted with a mixed grill of scepticism and optimism for the singular reason of the nuance of a seeming interference and not […]

Business Money

Forex: Banks ordered to halt commission charges, harmonise FX rate at N360/$1

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2018 0

The Bankers committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks operating in the country to stop commission charges from Nigerians on sales of Personal Travel Allowance (PTA), Basic travel Allowance (BTA), among others, as foreign exchange rate now hamonised at N360 to the US Dollar. The bankers committee, which includes all […]

Business

Bankers Committee to support economic diversification with N25bn

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2017 0

That Bankers Committee said it has concluded arrangement to support federal government’s effort at diversifying the economy by introducing a new initiative that will fund agricultural business and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reintroduced the cashless policy to other states of the federation. According to the committee,